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Service bulletin SB-61-002-09

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10033165
Published by NHTSA2010-07-21
Manufacturer's numberSB-61-002-09
Manufacturer's date2009-12-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

BMW MOTORCYCLE: SUPPLEMENT-IDLE-CURRENT MEASUREMENT. SUPPLEMENT TO SIB 61-001-06. WHENEVER A BATTERY HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS GONE FLAT AND CANNOT BE RECOVERED, BEFORE INSTALLING THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY ALWAYS ASCERTAIN THE REASON WHY THE ORIGINAL BATTERY DISCHARGED IN ORDER TO EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE NEW BATTERY ALSO RUNNING FLAT AND SUFFERING DAMAGE. ALL MODELS AND MODEL YEARS. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
BMW BMW MOTORCYCLE
BMW DAKAR
BMW F650
BMW F650GS
BMW K 1200 RS
BMW K SERIES
BMW K100
BMW K1100
BMW K1200
BMW K1200LT
BMW K1200RS
BMW K75
BMW R 1200 C
BMW R SERIES
BMW R100
BMW R1100
BMW R1100 RT
BMW R1100GS
BMW R1100S
BMW R1150GS
BMW R1150R
BMW R1150RT
BMW R1200C
BMW R850

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.